Second World War, T2 type hangar, Boreham Airfield (EHER 82911)

A former aircraft hangar (Type T2) now used as a storehouse by Ford Rally Cars (possibly since 1955). The aircraft hangar was constructed in 1944 as part of the former Boreham military airfield. The hangar was designed as a temporary measure, using a steel frame and corrugated steel cladding. It has had some alterations to its doors and has been reclad during its post-war reuse as a storehouse.

Information from the NRHE A web page concerned with aviation history notes the survival of a T-2 aircraft hangar to at least June of 2002, situated at the former military airfield at Boreham. The hangar is now in use as a storage facility for Ford Rally Cars. The position of the hangar to the south west edge of the flying field is shown on an aerial photograph taken in 1944 included as a link at the web page. <1> The position marked on the aerial photograph link in <1> can be confirmed by reference to OS sheet TL 71 SW (1979 edition). The hangar is the large roughly rectangular structure on the south west side of the former flying field area at TL 7392 1150. <2> The work on British military airfield architecture by Paul Francis contains some useful general remarks on the T2 type hangar. It was designed as a temporary hangar with a steel frame clad in corrugated iron or steel. <3> For a full description of the aircraft hangar (Type T2) at Boreham Airfield see Simon Thorpe's 1996 survey report of the site. This also notes alterations to the building since WWII. <4> Additional reference <5>